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=== The parable of the sand in the oyster === | === The parable of the sand in the oyster === | ||
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In my essay [[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]] wrote: | In my essay [[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]] wrote: | ||
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The motivational speaker and sales trainer Zig Ziglar jokingly said there are only a handful of difficult people on the earth, but they move around a lot.<ref>[[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]]</ref>}} | The motivational speaker and sales trainer Zig Ziglar jokingly said there are only a handful of difficult people on the earth, but they move around a lot.<ref>[[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]]</ref>}} | ||
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| + | == Cutting off a gangrenous limb in your life can be very freeing and enable you to do much more == | ||
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Revision as of 18:07, September 24, 2023
Previously, I wrote the essay Cut toxic people out of your life and replace them with edifying achievers who inspire you. This is a sequel to that essay.
Cutting off a gangrenous limb in your life can be quite freeing and enable you to do much more
The parable of the sand in the oyster
In my essay Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life wrote:
| “ | One of my favorite parables is the parable of the oyster and the sand where the irritation of the sand causes the oyster to produce a beautiful pearl. It encapsulates life where overcoming problems - including evil or immature men - produces character, creativity and skill development. It can also cause us to leave inferior opportunities and pursue superior opportunities. For example, if you work for a company with lower standards in terms of the quality of workers they hire, the irritations of working in such an environment may cause you to seek work where you are working with people of a much higher caliber. And often the compensation is higher at a better company.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy points out that Alvin Plantinga "claims God and evil could co-exist if God had a morally sufficient reason for allowing evil. He suggests that God's morally sufficient reason might have something to do with humans being granted morally significant free will and with the greater goods this freedom makes possible." See also: Problem of Evil and Theodicy At the same time, the principle of "show me your friends and I will show you your future" is a valid principle (See: Essay: Cut toxic people out of your life and replace them with edifying achievers who inspire you). The motivational speaker and sales trainer Zig Ziglar jokingly said there are only a handful of difficult people on the earth, but they move around a lot.[1] |
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